No morning skate today means no info on lines, pairings or goalies… so let’s just go ahead and assume it looks something like this (or not) and that someone will be in net (…or not):
Mikhail Grabovski – Nicklas Backstrom – Alex Ovechkin
Evgeny Kuznetsov – Marcus Johansson – Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera – Eric Fehr – Joel Ward
Dustin Penner – Jay Beagle – Tom Wilson
That leaves Mike Green, Patrick Wey, Jack Hillen and Brooks Laich out with injuries, Aaron Volpatti and John Erskine as healthy scratches, and Jaroslav Halak serving as Holtby’s backup (or vice versa) for the evening.